And now for something completely different...
Well...it has been awhile since I have updated here. Sorry 'bout that...(I say as if anyone reads this *laughs nervously*). I will do my best to be a bit more diligent in the future...sometimes I get so wrapped up in what is happening around me that I forget not everyone knows what is going on. Since this is true for those that live in the area as me, it must be especially true for those that can only see my life via the web. That being said... I guess I have a lot to update...so this may get a bit lengthy...and for that I apologize to those that hate to read long posts. Hmmm I guess I should start out by saying that I am no longer employed....at least not by HP. as many wise people have said..."All good things must pass" or "This too shall pass" Either way you look at it comes down to the same thing...The job, though it was fun and fairly easy overall, at HP ended. Now if you are among the few that are reading this that stops yourself and says, "He worked at HP?" Don't worry....everyone catches up after the act...it juts takes some longer than others. For those of you out there that are thinking, "His job ended? WTF?" This next bit is for you. It seems that, although they have been saying for the last 7 years that my job was going away, that there was a plan to offshore the job even back then, for those that are unaware...off-shoring is just a fancy way of saying they sent the job to another country. Now it did seem a bit abrupt when back in September, 9/11 to be exact, they cut the number of employees in my team from 33 to 9, but it was just part of a larger plan.
So...my job was off-shored and I was given a severance package. But this severance was a pretty good one. It allowed me to have several months off with pay. This was especially nice since my daughter came to visit me for a month and arrived the day that my severance started. So my first month of severance was spent playing games and having fun with my beautiful daughter.
From there I went to Moscow, ID on a motorcycle trip. One of my friends and I had discussed my visit and so, after my daughter left, I decided that the visit needn't be postponed any longer. The trip was great...but it wound up lasting longer than was planned. I was originally going to visit him for 5 days at the most...but nature decided to postpone it...when I say nature I mean fires. On the 3rd day of my trip I discovered that both of the main roads to southern Idaho was cut off by fires...leaving me stranded, so to speak, in Moscow until they could get the fires under control.
Not counting the fires, the trip up north was wonderful and exciting...I managed to spend some time with an old friend...Groovy, it was awesome...you made it extremely enjoyable...I even managed to ride my bike quite a bit. On the downside...I had to repair my motorcycle and almost died due to severe dehydration when I drove over Whitebird Pass on my way home. My job hunt was also limited, not completely mind you, but definitely stunted it...
Wow...it has taken me a while to continue this...and things changed so much already since I started writing this....
So....I guess I should start at the new top...
I now have a job working for Carlson Leisure Services. Carlson is a frequent flyer redemption travel agency. What that boils down to is that they are the ones that get the calls from almost anyone that has a frequent flyer account of some sort...
There is also someone that I am interested in at my new job...she is a very nice girl....now before any of you send me nasty letters about me lowering my standards or shifting my morals...I want you all to know that I have agonized over being interested in a co-worker the whole time. Now, in my defense...she is great. Although I do not want this to turn into a mushy list of all the qualities that she has that makes her perfect for me, I feel the need to list at least a few. So here goes...
see...that wasn't too bad....was it?
Aside form that I have been lost in life...
talk to you all later.
So...my job was off-shored and I was given a severance package. But this severance was a pretty good one. It allowed me to have several months off with pay. This was especially nice since my daughter came to visit me for a month and arrived the day that my severance started. So my first month of severance was spent playing games and having fun with my beautiful daughter.
From there I went to Moscow, ID on a motorcycle trip. One of my friends and I had discussed my visit and so, after my daughter left, I decided that the visit needn't be postponed any longer. The trip was great...but it wound up lasting longer than was planned. I was originally going to visit him for 5 days at the most...but nature decided to postpone it...when I say nature I mean fires. On the 3rd day of my trip I discovered that both of the main roads to southern Idaho was cut off by fires...leaving me stranded, so to speak, in Moscow until they could get the fires under control.
Not counting the fires, the trip up north was wonderful and exciting...I managed to spend some time with an old friend...Groovy, it was awesome...you made it extremely enjoyable...I even managed to ride my bike quite a bit. On the downside...I had to repair my motorcycle and almost died due to severe dehydration when I drove over Whitebird Pass on my way home. My job hunt was also limited, not completely mind you, but definitely stunted it...
Wow...it has taken me a while to continue this...and things changed so much already since I started writing this....
So....I guess I should start at the new top...
I now have a job working for Carlson Leisure Services. Carlson is a frequent flyer redemption travel agency. What that boils down to is that they are the ones that get the calls from almost anyone that has a frequent flyer account of some sort...
There is also someone that I am interested in at my new job...she is a very nice girl....now before any of you send me nasty letters about me lowering my standards or shifting my morals...I want you all to know that I have agonized over being interested in a co-worker the whole time. Now, in my defense...she is great. Although I do not want this to turn into a mushy list of all the qualities that she has that makes her perfect for me, I feel the need to list at least a few. So here goes...
- we have very similar tastes in things
- we have very similar interests in general
- she makes me feel light headed and dreamy just by looking at me
see...that wasn't too bad....was it?
Aside form that I have been lost in life...
talk to you all later.
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